====== Ben Shaw ======
=====AKA=====

Ben the Grouch <sup>Re-388</sup>
=====Physical Description=====

  * Not bad-looking, if a trifle effeminate for Mercy's taste. <sup>MC-59</sup>
  * Has pale hair.<sup>IK-99</sup>
  * His blond hair looked almost white illuminated by the porch light. <sup>BC-26</sup>
  * Clear blue eyes. <sup>FT-66</sup>
  * Taller than Adam. <sup>IK-276</sup>
  * Ben is probably a little younger than Mercy, 25 or so. <sup>Chat 2007-07-21</sup>
  * He looked boyishly charming when he smiled.<sup>MC-61</sup>
  * Fine featured <sup>BC-72</sup>
====Injuries====
  * Shot by a tranquilizer dart. <sup>MC-286</sup>
  * Ben had a flap of torn skin on his hip that oozed blood, and one front leg bent oddly about two inches below the joint. <sup>BB-243</sup>
  * He’d attacked another male werewolf without provocation—attempted suicide, werewolf style.<sup>BB-264</sup>
  * Ben was crumpled against Adam's SUV and there was a huge dent in the quarter panel just above him.<sup>IK-208</sup>
  * Smoke inhalation and blistering burns.<sup>SB-165</sup>
  * Shot through his leg above the knee.<sup>FB-26</sup>
  * Bled all over Marsilia's car.<sup>FB-110</sup> 
  * He had a long cut the length of his face from the tip of his eye, down his jaw and onto his collarbone. <sup>FT-265</sup>
  * Bitten by the smoke beast. <sup>Smoke Bitten-154</sup>
  * Knee, shoulder, and back broken while possessed by smoke beast.<sup>Smoke Bitten-157</sup>
=====Appearances & Mentions=====
^           Appearances                   ^                            
|Moon Called |
|Blood Bound |
|Iron Kissed |
|Bone Crossed|
|Silver Borne|
|River Marked|
|Frost Burned|
|Night Broken|
|Fire Touched|
|Silence Fallen|
|Storm Cursed|
|Smoke Bitten|
|Shifting Shadows (Redemption)|
^           Mentions                    ^                              
|Shifting Shadows (In Red, with Pearls)|
|Wild Sign|
=====Classification=====
[[Werewolf]]
====Description====
  * Has been a wolf for 6 or 7 years <sup>Chat 2007-07-21</sup>
  * The red wolf was taller and leaner than usual, as if he'd been bred for running rather than fighting. <sup>MC-279</sup>
  * His eyes were bright gold with the wolf.<sup>FB-27</sup>
  * Despite his attitude, Ben had more control of his wolf than nearly all of the others. <sup>BB-139</sup>
  * If it weren't for the two submissive wolves in the pack, Ben would be on the bottom.<sup>IK-277</sup>
  * Ben had been climbing the pack hierarchy-not by battling his way up but by not backing down.<sup>FT-66</sup>
====Affiliation====
[[Columbia Basin Pack]]
=====Residence===== 
  * Tri-Cities, Washington
  * A recent import from Great Britain. <sup>BB-57</sup>
  * Raised in London and had lived there until a year and a half ago.<sup>SB-38</sup>
=====Family & Significant Other=====
=====Occupation=====
Database administer, better known in the IT world as a DBA. <sup>Re-365</sup>
=====Character Traits & Facts=====

  * Accent that wasn't quite like Prince Charles, but closer to that than Fagan in //Oliver//. <sup>MC-56</sup>
  * Ben was tough as nails. <sup>IK-106</sup>
  * Fled England to Adam's pack to avoid questioning in a brutal multiple rape case.<sup>IK-106</sup>
  * Owned a little red Chevy truck.<sup>IK-204</sup>
  * Ben was abused as a child.<sup>IK-282</sup>
====Education, Work Experience & Languages====

  *  **Education**
    * Did well in school. <sup>Re-382</sup>
   * **Work Experience**  
    *  A computer geek working at the Pacific Northwest Nation Laboratory which was affiliated in some arcane manner with the Hanford Nuclear Site. <sup>BB-101</sup>
    * At work, when they get bored, they issue challenges.<sup>SB-102</sup>
    * Everyone at his work was scared of him except his friend Rajeev because Rajeev was on the other side of the world.<sup>Re-369</sup>
    *Ben had been used as a motivational force for good in his workplace when he tried to stop swearing to win a bet with Adam.<sup>Re-375</sup>
  * **Language**
    *  Has a British accent. <sup>MC-54</sup>
====Spirituality & Personality====
  * He was a petty, nasty, and violent man. Everything he said came out like a sneer or a threat, all in this nifty British accent. <sup> BB-57</sup>
  * Ben thinks he's handsome, clever, and witty. <sup>BB-60</sup>
  * He believes you only run if you have hope.<sup>IK-257</sup>
  * Ben was vain enough to enjoy attention.<sup>IK-279</sup>
  * Ben was a misogynist of the highest order with the added bonus of a foul mouth.<sup>BC-169</sup>
  * When he extends himself beyond his usually nasty personality, people tend to find Ben reassuring.<sup>SB-170</sup>
  * Ben's problems are personality problems, not werewolf related.<sup>Chat 2008-10-11</sup> 
  * Ben hates women. He'll do whatever he can to bother them.<sup>Chat 2007-05-20</sup> 
  * Ben mostly just hates everyone.<sup>Chat 2007-05-20</sup>
  * He was bitter when he first arrived; Eastern Washington is a big comedown from London.<sup>SB-185</sup>
  * Ben was starting not to recognize himself.<sup>Re-375</sup>
  * Ben threw away what he knew and tried to go with what he felt—which was difficult for him because facts had never failed him the way emotions had.<sup>Re-377</sup>
  * All of his life, Ben had always been considered brilliant—troubled, obnoxious, criminal, occasionally violent, but always brilliant.<sup>Re-376</sup>
====Talents & Skills====
  * Computer work such as the mailing list is Ben's duty in the pack.<sup>SB-188</sup>
  * Writes his own code; is a top flight computer guru.<sup>Re-365</sup>
  * Ben made a really, really scary boogeyman.<sup>IK-298</sup>
  * He wouldn't win a verbal skirmish with Kyle.<sup>BC-235</sup>
  * Ben is good for defense.<sup>FB-270</sup>
====Health & Fitness====
  * severely abused when he was a child.<sup>FB-85</sup>
====Quirks====
  * He swears a lot, but never when Adam is around.<sup>BC-29</sup>
  * He's creative when he swears.<sup>FB-8</sup> 
  * Ben's too smart to swear at cops.<sup>FB-8</sup>
  * Ben's work had a discussion about swearing in professional emails with him. Being Ben, he'd actually increased the swearwords, but added asterisks.<sup>SF-98</sup>
  * Ben’s cubicle was the farthest one, and he liked it that way because people with random issues usually stopped elsewhere before they got to him<sup>Re-370</sup>
  * Ben hung a whiteboard on the outside of his cubicle wall next to the entrance of his lair. On it he had written: //I know you are here. Wait silently, and I'll get to you as soon as I am able. If you speak with before then, you will not find me helpful.// On the floor just inside his cubicle was a mat with a pair of black footprints and "Wait here" painted on it.<sup>Re-370</sup>
=====Relationships=====

Mercy and Ben
  * Mercy dislikes Ben.<sup>BB-85</sup>
  * Ben shifted in order to help save Mercy after she went hunting Andre<sup>BB-289</sup>
  * Ben likes Mercy despite himself.<sup>Chat 2008-01-06</sup>
  * Ben adores Mercy. He doesn't know how to deal with it yet.<sup>BC-232</sup>
  * He could be creepy and horrible, but he was almost Mercy's friend.<sup>SB-46</sup>
  * Ben rushed into Mercy's burning trailer with Adam to help save her; rescued Medea.<sup>SB-165</sup>
  * Mercy told him her sisters were off limits.<sup>RM-39</sup>
  * the burnt motor-oil smell that was a part of her used to irritate him—and now it irritated him that he associated the smell with pack and safety.<sup>Re-377</sup>
  * Mercy didn't know that she could bear a world without the foul-mouthed wolf.<sup>Smoke Bitten-154</sup>

Adam and Ben
  * Bran was pretty sure Ben was fixable which is why he was sent to Adam.<sup>Chat 2009-10-08</sup>
  * Adam told Jesse to stay out of his way.<sup>MC-58</sup>
  * He came to Adam's rescue twice, and the second time it was only chance that he intercepted a tranquilizer rather than a bullet.<sup>MC-304</sup>
  * Ben would take a bullet for Adam.<sup>BB-57</sup>
  * He was impressed with Adam's computer skills.<sup>IK-274</sup>
  * Darryl, Warren and Ben lined up next to Adam during his and Mercy's wedding.<sup>RM-33</sup>
  * He didn’t think of Adam as his father. He’d had one father, and that was enough for him. But Adam was good at sorting out people.<sup>Re-375</sup>
  * Adam would never hurt him or allow him to be hurt outside of the discipline needed to keep peace within the pack.<sup>Re-377</sup>

With The Pack
  * Not an out werewolf at this time.<sup>BB-56</sup>
  * Ben was a pretty decent nerd and that surprised Darryl who got him a job.<sup>BB-102</sup>
  * After Mary Jo was healed from death, she told Ben that if he’d keep his mouth shut, she’d love to get naked with him.<sup>BC-169</sup>
  * It took Ben a while to appreciate Warren.<sup>SB-185</sup>
  * Ben had to memorize the official code of conduct before he was allowed to join the pack.<sup>SB-234</sup>
  * People outside the pack and Adam's family just weren't real to him.<sup>FB-85</sup>
  * He considers Kyle a part of the pack.<sup>FB-85</sup>
  * He likes Kyle and he didn't like very many people.<sup>FB-137</sup>
  * He didn’t care how dominant he was, he didn’t, though he disliked obeying other wolves intensely.<sup>Re-377</sup>
  * Has new upward mobility in the pack structure.<sup>Re-377</sup>
  * Ben had been climbing the pack hierarchy-not by battling his way up but by not backing down.<sup>FT-66</sup>
  * Ben had changed and grown stronger and wasn't as subservient to Aurielle.<sup>NB-132</sup>
  * Warren and Ben are good friends <sup>Smoke Bitten-98</sup>

With His Previous Pack:
  * Ben’s first Alpha had been more beast than man, and he’d never explained anything about dominance other than the absolute rule that Ben had to obey everyone he couldn’t take down.<sup>Re-376</sup>
  * Terry had been the pack’s second in London, in Ben’s first pack.<sup>Re-384</sup>
  * He worked for the Alpha, who was a loan shark. The whole pack worked for him, really, but Terry got paid for it. Terry’s job was to go collect from people who weren’t making their payments.<sup>Re-384</sup>
  * Shortly after Ben was Changed, he was sent to tag along to make sure matters were discreet. The Alpha felt that Terry might forget himself and hang around until the police came by.<sup>Re-384</sup>
  * After his real IT job, Ben got to trail Terry around three days a week.<sup>Re-384</sup>
  * Terry didn’t just beat up the people because they weren’t quick with their money; he beat up people because he liked it. Ben’s real job was to stop him before there was a dead body.<sup>Re-385</sup>
  * Terry went hunting with Ben as observer; sometimes it was one of the other wolves, but mostly it was Ben—and Terry liked that part of it, too—and so did some dark part of Ben.<sup>Re-385</sup>
  * And so it went for almost a year and a half, fourteen victims. The fifteenth lay unconscious on the floor.<sup>Re-386</sup>
  * Ben cut Terry's throat, then ripped off his head.<sup>Re-387</sup>


With His Wolf:
  * Ben had given up entirely to his wolf under the influence of Littleton.<sup>BB-255</sup>
  * He wouldn't shift from wolf or hunt with the pack after he killed Daniel.<sup>BB-262</sup>
  * If Ben had killed when he was wounded and shaken by Peter’s death, he could lose control of his wolf and never regain it.<sup>FB-76</sup>
  * His wolf saw all humans as weak, and people could feel things like that.<sup>Re-368</sup>
  * He let the wolf he kept balled up inside him out just enough to be scary but not enough to be dangerous, a more difficult balance than usual because the moon’s song was in his blood.<sup>Re-367</sup>
  * He stretched his neck and heard the bones pop, a sign that the wolf was too prominent.<sup>Re-367</sup>
  * A wolf’s immortality was a gift for him to use wisely or poorly.<sup>Re-378</sup>
  * He usually changed for the nights on either side of a full moon because fighting it was tough. No use at all fighting if the moon was full, she called his wolf right out.<sup>Re-380</sup>

With His Parents:
  * Back then, he’d been a good kid. He’d done exactly what he was told. The destructive anger and black despair that drove him now, that hadn’t affected him much yet.<sup>Re-381</sup>
  * But he was afraid, so afraid, that she knew. And if she knew . . . his world would self-destruct and take him with it. But even as he walked down the stairs to his father’s study, some part, the hidden, angry part that was growing inside and would, eventually, consume him, understood that she had to know. She was such a good mother, everyone said so. Her son was well mannered, well-groomed, and did well in school. Wasn’t he lucky to have such a good mother?<sup>Re-382</sup>
  * Ben had come a long way from the good little boy of his childhood. He’d gotten in more than a little trouble that his father’s money had bought him out of. He’d never hurt anyone, but he’d done about everything else. He still wondered about the fate that made him end up a werewolf instead of dead in a dark alley of an overdose or a knife in his belly.<sup>Re-385</sup>
  * It hadn’t escaped his notice that he’d taken on the role of his mother, which was bad enough. But the thing that made it nigh unbearable was that he liked it. When the woman screamed, it was his mother’s voice he heard.<sup>Re-386</sup>
  * The woman was like him, like Ben. A victim. And he could take the easy route, like his mother had, as he had been doing all this time, or he could stop it.<sup>Re-386</sup>

Issues with Women & the Law:
  * Ben doesn't have a criminal record -- but it's more that he didn't get caught than any good behavior on his part.He's had run ins with the police, been suspected of stuff.<sup>Chat 2009-10-08</sup>
  * Ben was high on the suspect list for some rather nasty crimes involving women.  Not even Ben's Alpha knew if he'd done them.<sup>Chat 2009-10-08</sup>
  * Ben had fled England to Adam's pack to avoid questioning in a brutal multiple rape case.<sup>IK-99</sup>
  * He's better than he was when he first came to Adam's pack, but he's not safe. Some part of him still hates women, still looks upon them as prey; as long as that's true, he needs watching.<sup>RM-40</sup>
  * He wasn’t used to having a woman defend him. It made him feel odd. Odder than it should.<sup>Re-375</sup>
  * Women were always smiling and pretty on the outside.<sup>Re-382</sup>

With Vampires:
  * Ben likes Stefan quite a bit.<sup>Chat 2008-04-05</sup>
  * Ben and Daniel had struck up an odd friendship while they were out hunting Littleton and it destroyed him after he killed him.<sup>BB-262</sup>
  * Ben fed Stefan when he needed it; feels he owes him.<sup>BC-30</sup>


